LSU shortstop Alex Bregman said Saturday he wanted to give ace pitcher Aaron Nola a chance to play one more time in Alex Box Stadium. Nola, and likely four other Tiger draft-eligible non-seniors, won't have that chance.

The Tigers' 12-2 loss to Houston closes the door on the 2014 season and on the LSU careers of as many as five players with remaining eligibility who are expected to enter the Major League Baseball First Year Players Draft, which begins begins Thursday.

Also unlikely to return are right-handed closer Joe Broussard, left-handed starter Kyle Bouman, infielder Tyler Moore and outfielder Mark Laird. Although he is a sophomore in eligibility, Laird qualifies to be drafted because he has already turned 21 years old.

For Nola, a Golden Spikes Award finalist and two-time SEC Pitcher of the Year, it's a no-brainer. He's likely to be a high first-round pick after going 11-1 with a 1.47 earned run average and 134 strikeouts in 116.1 innings.

Broussard, the former Holy Cross pitcher from Gretna, was the losing pitcher in Sunday's loss to Houston.